This detailed case study explores the dramatic economic and social changes that the rice belt of Laguna Province has experienced in the last quarter-century. Besides major advances in rice technology, increasing population pressure, land reform programs, growing infrastructure, and urban economic activities have accelerated the pace of change. Utilizing a unique data set built from numerous surveys from 1966 to 1997 in a typical Laguna village, the authors illustrate a pattern of socioeconomic development shared by irrigated rice areas throughout Asia.Table 4.8 Transfer of paddy fields through purchase/sale, East Laguna Village, 1960a95 (ha) Buy-in From \ To Small Large Non-villager Total farmer farmer Landlord Other Sell-out 1960a9 Small farmer 1.0 Large farmer Non-villager 2.9 Totalanbsp;...
Title | : | A Rice Village Saga |
Author | : | Yūjirō Hayami, Masao Kikuchi |
Publisher | : | Int. Rice Res. Inst. - 2000 |
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